Definition: This entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year; included is the total death rate, and deaths by sex, male and female. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2012

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Decline in maternal mortality rates welcomeTimes of Zambia - 3/31/2015 10:03:56 AM
IT is a long way yet, but the country can begin to appreciate progress made so far in the reduction of infant and maternal mortality rates in Zambia. It is a relief because finally, we are beginning to receive statistics of how much improvement has been ...

US Infant Mortality Rate Higher Than Other Wealthy CountriesThe Huffington Post - 6/25/2012 12:06:49 PM
... and compare only the infant mortality rate of Caucasian Americans, our ranking versus the competitor countries is unaffected. Infant mortality is just one of many metrics where the US used to be a world leader and has slipped in the last few decades.

US ranks behind 25 other countries in infant mortalityFOX News - 9/24/2014 3:05:38 PM
The U.S. infant mortality rate is more than double that of some other developed countries, according to a new report. An important contributor to this disparity is the relatively high rate of death among babies born at full term in the United States ...

U.S. infant mortality rate worse than other countriesCBS News - 9/24/2014 6:04:35 PM
The report compares infant mortality rates in the United States to those of European countries plus Australia, Israel, Japan, Korea and New Zealand in 2010, the most recent year for which data is available. In the United States, 6.1 infants die per every ...

Serbia first in Europe by cancer mortality rate, main reason: NATOInSerbia - 3/26/2015 8:22:29 AM
BELGRADE – Serbia ranks as first in Europe by the cancer mortality rate, which grows an average 2.5 percent every year, making the problem of malignant tumors in our country very serious ... more than in the rest of the world, he said.

School Dropout Rate High Despite Efforts by States: ExpertThe New Indian Express - 3/31/2015 2:18:39 AM
With the percentage of India’s young population soon to be the highest in the world by 2020 ... this (results directly in rises in)infant mortality and maternal mortality (rates). The survival, development, protection and participation of children ...

Is A Box The Answer To Indiana’s High Infant Mortality Rate?Indiana Public Media - 3/21/2015 10:15:47 AM
But on the other side of the Atlantic, Finland repeatedly boasts one of the lowest infant mortality rates in the world — the country saw only 2 per 1,000 infants die in 2013, according to data from United Nations institution World Bank. That rate ...

U.S. Infant Mortality Rate Worse Than in 40 Other CountriesInternational Business Times - 8/31/2011 1:36:34 PM
Babies born in the United States have a higher chance of dying in their first month than babies in much of the developed world ... infant mortality rates by 26 percent, or less than the average drop, the United States now lags behind 40 other countries ...

U.S. infant mortality rate higher than developed world’sSalon - 1/9/2013 11:13:56 PM
Many other reports have found the exact same thing. There is, however, some striking — and troubling — new research in the report: Our infant mortality rate is nearly double the rate in countries like Japan and Sweden. What’s more troubling is that ...

Our infant mortality rate is a national embarrassmentWashington Post - 9/29/2014 6:34:27 PM
The United States has a higher infant mortality rate than any of the other 27 wealthy countries ... Despite healthcare spending levels that are significantly higher than any other country in the world, a baby born in the U.S. is less likely to see his ...